'Call of the Wild' (Winners of The Post-Standard's Wildlife photo contest)

An osprey holding a wiggling bullhead in midair above its mate and their hungry babies. A garter snake menacingly flicking its tongue. A baby fox peering out of its den. These were the top three entries in The Post-Standard's Third Annual Wildlife Photo Contest.

This year's top top was submitted by Jeffrey Hanna, of Pompey, who snapped the osprey photo on the St. Lawrence River, near Clayton. He won two tickets to the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown.

Finishing second was the photo of the snake, turned in by Robert Griffiths, of Syracuse. He took the photo, he said, while hiking in the Siamese Pond Wilderness Area of the Adirondacks. Third place was taken by Wendy Lombaro, of Jamesville, of an alert baby fox at the mouth of its den.

Griffiths and Lombardo both won their pick from a dozen Outdoors-related books.

Their photos and others on this photo slideshow are a testimony to the beauty and diversity of wildlife in Upstate New York.